Billy Elliot Dancers Take Lessons With Local Dancers: Feb. 8, 2013

February 08, 2013 5:29 PM

HOOVER, Alabama--Young dancers with the national touring production of "Billy Elliot" take lessons with local dancers at the Alabama Dance Academy Feb. 8, 2013.

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1 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayCal Alexander of Shreveport strikes a pose at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

2 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayMitchell Tobin of West Boca, Fla. dances at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of âBilly Elliot,â the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. Tobin is one of four dancers that portray Billy Elliot in the production. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

3 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayYoung ballet dancers rehearse at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

4 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayYanna Nickitas of Sterling, Mass. strikes a pose at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

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5 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayA parent takes a picture through a window at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

6 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayMitchell Tobin of West Boca, Fla. dances at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of âBilly Elliot,â the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. Tobin is one of four dancers that portray Billy Elliot in the production. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

7 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayMitchell Tobin of West Boca, Fla. dances at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of âBilly Elliot,â the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. Tobin is one of four dancers that portray Billy Elliot in the production. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

8 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayYoung ballet dancers, including Olivia Heywood (front) of Hoover, rehearse at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

9 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayGirls watch fellow dance students rehearse at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

10 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayPamela Merkel Sayle instructs dancers at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

11 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayYanna Nickitas of Sterling, Mass. strikes a pose at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

12 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayYoung ballet dancers rehearse at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

13 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayYoung ballet dancers, including Olivia Heywood (right) of Hoover, rehearse at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

14 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayPamela Merkel Sayle assists Mitchell Tobin of West Boca, Fla. at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of âBilly Elliot,â the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. Tobin is one of four dancers that portray Billy Elliot in the production. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

15 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayMitchell Tobin of West Boca, Fla. dances at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of âBilly Elliot,â the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. Tobin is one of four dancers that portray Billy Elliot in the production. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

16 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayPamela Merkel Sayle instructs dancers at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

17 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayYoung ballet dancers rehearse at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

18 of 18Link to this photo | Comments about this photo essayYoung ballet dancers rehearse at the Alabama Dance Academy in Hoover, Ala., Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Young dancers from the cast of “Billy Elliot,” the national tour presented by Broadway in Birmingham, took ballet and tap lessons with local students at the dance school. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)